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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 662,027, dated November 20, 1900.

' Application filed September 30, 1899.. Serial No. 732,178. lNo model.)

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Be it known that I, HANSON ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States of America, anda resident of the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigarette-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cigarette machines by means of which cigarettes are manu factu red on a large scale and in which mechanism is employed by means of which the several steps of making cigarettes from the formation of the wrapper to the completion of the rolling of the cigarette in complete pasted form are carried out.

The invention also relates to the specific construction of a completed cigarette.

The object of this invention is to provide a cigarette-machine by means of which granulated tohacco may be used as a liller as well as long-cut tobacco and by means of which a cigarette may he made with closed or tuckedin ends to retain the granulated-tobacco filler in place.

The cigarette-machine herein set forth, which is capable of making cigarettes on a large scale and which illustrates the embodiment of my invention, embraces in its general features the construction and the several steps of operation as follows: acoil of paper for the wrappers, which is automatically unwound and fed between rolls which crease the wrapper-paper transversely of the length of the strip orape of wrapper-paperatdistances equal to the length of each cigarette when completed; a mechanism which grips each creased length and a mechanism for cutting off each creased length so gripped; a pasting mechanism which pastes the edge of each cut-off length brought to said pasting mechanism by the movement of the gripping mechanism; a mechanism which conveys to each cut-off pasted wrapperthe proper amount of tobacco fortheiiller, said wrapper having been placed upon the hed of a mechanism for rolling the tobacco before the tobacco is placed upon the pas-ted wrapper, and a mechanism for crimping, folding, and tucking in the ends of the wrapper of the rolled and pasted cigarette.

ln the cigarette-machine herein set forth thc several mechanisms coperating in the .several steps in thc manufacture of the cigathe machine.

rette are timed in their movements and opl erated, preferably, by anum ber of cam-levers and cams. l

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar figures of reference refer to like parts, Figure l is a perspective view of the end of a cigarette made in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the end of a cigarette, showing the end of a wrapper after the first operation of the heads and tuckers and before it is tucked into place. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cigarette-machine. Fig. 4 is a side view looking from the right. Fig. 5 is a rear view of Fig. 6 is a front view. Fig. 7 is a side view looking from the left. Fig. 8 is a plan view, partly in horizontal section, showing the driving-pulley gears and camshafts and cams, dac. Fig. 9 is a front view of the machine, showing the vibrating frame and mechanism by means of which the cigarette is rolled. This frame carries the tucking-heads shown in Figs. 3l, 32, 33, and 34:. Fig. 10 is an end elevation of the vibrating frame, and Fig. 11 a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 12 is an elevation in vertical section of the device for feeding the tobacco. Fig. 13 is an elevation of the feeding device in vertical section transverse to that shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a detailed view in perspective, showing the rolls for creasing or scoring the paper or Wrapper across its length. Fig. 15 is a plan view showing -in detail the mechanism for feeding lthe paper or wrapper. Fig. 16 is an end view, partly in section, of said paper or Wrapper feeding mechanism. Fig. 17 is a view in longitudinal section of the holders for receiving the cigarette after it has been rolled and holding it while the tucking-heads are in operation crimping, folding, and tucking or closing in the ends of the wrapper over the ends of the ller. Fig. 18 is a side view of the table, partly in section, on which the cigaretteis rolled. Fig. 19 is a side view of the wrapper-carrier. Figs. 20, 2l, 22, 23, and 24 are detailed views thereof. Fig. is a plan view of the table upon which the cigarette is rolled. Fig. 26 is a combined View showing a portion of the tobacco-feeding device, the wrapper-carrier, the vibrating frame, and the'pocket-former and table at one stage of the operation of the rolling of IOO the cigarette. Fig. 27 shows another position of the cigarette-rolling mechanism during the operation of the vibrating frame, the cigarette-receiving holders, and the table. Fig. 28 shows another position during theoperation of the vibrating frame. Fig. 29 is a plan view in detail ot' the device and pendentguide with its connections for forming the pocket in the apron by means of which the cigarette is rolled. Fig. 30 is a detailed view of the wrapper after it has been cut and creased or scored transversely at each end. This wrapper is in the shape in which it is carried to the table to be rolled or wrapped around the filler.

A cigarette-machine constructed in accordance with this invention is constructed and arranged as follows:

1 is the frame of the machine, and 2 the base-plate.

Referring to Fig. 7, 3 and 4 are main shafts, which have on one end spur-gears 5 and 6, meshing with the driving-pinion 9 on the pulley-shaft S. The pulley 7 on the pulleyshaft 8 is driven by a belt, by means of which power s transmitted to the several cams and their connections and operating mechanisms, as hereinafter set forth.

Referring to Figs. l2 and 13 especially, 10 is a hopper in which the tobacco is placed and fed toa mechanism foi-distributing the proper amount of tobacco as a filler for each cigarette. To keep the tobacco in the hopperf rom becomingr clogged or packed, a device is located in the hopper for agitating or keeping stirred up the tobacco. This agitating device consists of a vertical flat piece of metal 16, extending across the inside of the hopper and is fastened to the lower end of a rod 17, to which a reciprocating motion is imparted by means of a connecting-link 18, eccentrically connected to the crank-disk 19, mounted on one end of the rotary shaft 20, having on its other end the pulley 21, (see Fig. 7,) operated by means of a belt 22 and pulley 23 on the main shaft S. (See Figs. 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13.)

The device for feeding the proper amount of tobacco to the wrapper is as follows: In the lower end of the hopper 10 is located a feed-wheel24, (see Figs. 12 and 13,) which has a number of grooves or recesses 25, extending across the periphery, there being twelve in this particular case, although the number may be increased or diminished, as may be considered best. These recesses 25 are ofsuch a size and capacity as to contain just the proper amount of tobacco necessary for the cigarette. In each of these recesses is a movable bottom 26, adapted to move from top to bottom of the recess and consisting of a thin trough-shaped piece of metal extending the whole length of the recess. This piece of metal 26 is mounted on a reciprocating plate 26', which in turn is mounted on a bar 27, the ends of which bar engage in stationary camtracks 28 and 29 in the side plates 11 and 12,

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respectively. The feed-wheel 24 is mounted on the shaft 30, which has a ratchet-wheel 31, (see Fig. 4,) by means of which, through the arm 33, ratchet-pawl 32, connecting-rod 34, cam-lever 35, and cam 36, an intermittent motion is imparted to the feed-wheel 24. Itis preferable to have the same number of teeth in the ratch et-wheel 31 as there are recesses in the feed-wheel 24, so that when the ratchetwheel 31 moves through one of its spaces one of the recesses in the feed-wheel is uncovered, thus allowing the tobacco to be discharged from the uncovered recess at the lower side of the wheel by the movement of a movable bottom 26, actuated by the stationary camtracks 2S and 29.

To keep the tobacco in the several recesses in the wheel 24 as it revolves intermittently from the hopper to the discharging position, 1 employ the endless flexible band or belt 37, which bears against a part of the feed-wheel 24. This baud 37 extends around the idlerwheels 38 and 39, which wheels are free to turn on their respective shafts 40 and 41, so that when the feed-wheel 24is moved the baud 37, which partly encircles it, also moves with it, thus keeping the charges of tobacco in the different recesses 25 until at the proper time they are successively discharged from The width of the band 37 is preferably the same width as the periphery of the feed-wheel 24.

In the next step of the manufacture of the cigarette the tobacco is to be delivered from the feed-wheel to the apron, by means of which the cigarette is rolled, and in order to properly deliver the charge of tobacco in the, shape in which it is delivered from the feedwheel and also to form a pocket in the cigarette-rolling apron the following pocket-forming device is used. (See Figs. 12, 13, 26, and 29.)

42 is the rolling-apron for rolling the cigarette, and 43 the device for forming the pocket in the rolling-apron 42. This device is of the shape shown in Fig. 13 and the other figures, and especially in plan view in Fig. 29. It has preferably three sides and of such a shape (shown in Figs. 13 and 2(5) as to suitably form the pocket in the apron 42. In forming the pocket in the rolling-apron the latter is slack, so that when the pocket-forining device 43 has descended from its highest position, or that shown in Figs. 12 and 13, to its lowest position, as shown in Fig. 26, the apron is drawn tight across the rolling-table 44 and 45 and is depressed to conform to the shape of the lower end of the device 43. One end of the apron 42 is fastened to the end of the table 44 by means of the clamping-plate 46, which is held iny place, preferably, by screws, as shown. The other end of the apron is fastened to the take-up arm 47, whose connection and action will be presently' described.

The pocket-forming device 43, as mentioned above, has preferably three sides to it,

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so as to prevent the tobacco while being discharged from the feed-wheel 24 from falling in any but the desired position on the apron. This device 43 has an extension from one side, (see Figs. 13 and 5,) by which it is fastened to the slide 4S. The slide is guided in its motion by the pendent guide 49. The slide 4S is actuated by the connecting-rod 50, cain-lever51, and cam 52. (See Fig. 5.) The arm 47 is fulcrumed on the stud 53 and has a timed vibratory movement. On the side of the arm 47 is located a pin 54, which is connected by the lever 55 with the cani-lever 56, operated by the cam 57, by means of which the timed vibratory movement aforesaid is imparted to the take-up arm 47.

The next steps in the manufacture of the cigarette will be the construction of the wrapper, pasting it, and conveying it to the tobacco to be rolled. The paper for the wrapper is mounted in the form of a roll of ribbonpaper on a reel 5S, the paper being of the proper width to wrap orenvelop the cigarette. The reel 5S is located in a horizontal position on the disk 59 and is located centrally on the pin 60. (See Figs. 3, 6, and 7.) The disk is free to revolve as the paper is unwound from the reel. The paper is drawn from the reel by the feed-rolls 61, 62, 63, and 64, (see Fig. 14,) one pair of these rolls, preferably the rst pair 61 and 62, being constructed so as to form double creases at intervals in the wrapperpaper. The means for forming these creases consists of double ribs 61 on two opposite sides of the periphery of the roller 61 and transverse to said periphery and double grooves 62' parallel to the axis of the roller 62 and on opposite sides thereof, so that in the operation of the rollers 61 and 62 at every halfrevolution thereof one pair of the ribs 61 and 61 are brought into engagement with the meetinggrooves 62', thereby forming a double crease in the paper wrapper transverse to it slength. These double creases are formed at such a distance apart between each pair of creases that after the paper has been cut after passing through the rolls,the cutting occurringbetweeu the double scoring or creasing, as in Fig. 30, the length of the completed cigarette will be equal to the distance between a a, as indicated in Fig. 30.

The paper feeding and scoring rolls are supported in the frame 65. The rolls ou one side, as 62 and 64, revolve in stationary bearings, and the rolls 61 and 63 revolve in movable bearings 66 and 67. These bearings 66 and 67 have springs 63 and 69 to set the rolls 61 and 63 against the rolls 62 and 64. To vary or adjust this pressure between these rolls, adjusting-screws 70 and 71 are used. To permit this pressure between the rolls to be relieved, so that fresh paper can be in` serted or also that the paper which may be already between the rolls may be taken out, two levers are used in the form of a yoke, (numbered 72 and 73.) These levers are fulcrumed about screws 74 and 75. At this end of the levers there is an extension, so that when the rolls 61 and 63 are forced against the rolls 62 and 64 by the springs 68 and 69 the extensions at the ends of the yoke-levers 72 and 73 are against the edges of the movable bearings. Now to move the rolls 61 and 63 from 62 and 64 the handles of the levers 72 and 73 are compressed together. To feed the paper,scoringrolis 61 and 62 and 63 and 64, mentioned above,are provided,and through the revolving of these rolls they draw the required amount of paper off of the reel and also ai the proper time. This movement is effected by means of the following mechanism, Figs. 6 and 15: The lower end of the shafts of the rolls are provided with gears 76, 77, 78, and 79, all in mesh, and gearing with this train of gears, as shown, are the gears 8O and 81. Secured to the gear Slis the miter-gear S2, meshing with the mitergear 83. Miter-gear 83 is mounted on the shaft 84,which has on its outer end the ratchetwheel 85, ratchet-arm 86, and pawl 87, (see Fig. 7,) and connected therewith aretheconnecting-lever 88, cam-lever 89, and cam 90, by means of which motion is imparted to the feed and scoring rolls 63 and 64 and 61 and 62. The paper having been fed the required amount at the proper time will then extend beyond the cutting-face 95 and the front of the knife 91, (see Fig. 15,) so that when the knife 91 is moved the paper is severed by means of the shearing action which is effected between the knife 91 and the cutting-face 95. When the paper is being fed between the cutting-face 95 and the knife 91, it also enters between the gripping-plates 97 and 98, which area part of the wrapper-carrier. (See Figs. 4, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24.) After the wrapper has been fed between the grippingplates 97 and 98 they close or come together, as herein setfo1tl1,and the wrapper is clamped between them. Then the knife 91 is caused to move, as hereinafter explained, and the wrapper held by the gripping-plates is cut from the rest of the paper. The wrapper which is clamped between the'grippers 97 and 9S has now been severed from that on the reel and is new ready to receive the paste.

Referring to Fig. 21, the wrapper is shown in dotted lilies between the gripping-plates 97 and 98, which should be closed, but to show the paper are shown as open. The relative position of the grippers 97 and 98 is such that the paper at the left of the gripper 97 is uncovered, as at 100, and a portion of the wrapper extends to the right of the grippers, as at 101. The object of this will be explained later on.

The wrappercarrier, which carries the wrapper to the pasting mechanism and then transfers the pasted wrapper to the apron and table on which the cigarette is rolled, will be next described.V

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and arranged as follows: 103 is a hollow shaft supported in the bearing 104. On one end of the hollow shaft 103 is fastened the bracketarm 105, which supports the gripping-plates 97 and 98 with their respective connections. On the other end of the shallow shaft 103 the segmental gear 117 is fastened. This gear has meshing with it the segmental gear 124, which has an extension with which the con,- necting-rod 125 is coupled. (See Figs. 26, el, and 5.) This last-mentioned segmental gear 124 is pivoted on the stationary pin 126, fastened in the side frame oi' the machine. The lconnecting rod 125 is coupled to the camlever 127, and through the operation of the cam 128 the necessary movement is imparted to the wrapper-carrier. Through the hollow shaft 103 extends the shaft 123. These two shafts have entirelyindependent motions. On one end of the shaft 123 is fastened the arm 118. Coupled with this arm is the connecting-rod 119, the other end of the connectingrod being coupled to the cam-lever 130, to which .lever and its several connections motion is imparted in the proper amount and time from the cam 131, (see Fig. 6,) so that the resultant motion of the shaft 123 is aportion of a revolution. The other end of the shaft 123 is shaped as shown in Figs. 19 and 22, and consists of a attened portion 120 and another iiattened portion 122 at a right angle to each other. The portion 122 is provided with a small circular extension 121, to which is connected one end of the spring 110. The gripper-plate 98 is mount-ed on one end of the arm 109, the other end of which is formed with the opening 109', having one end 1092 straight and the other end 1093 oval, as shown in Fig. 23. The gripper plate 97 is mounted on one end of the arm 106, the other end of which is provided with the opening 106', having one end 1062 straight and the other end 1063 oval, as shown in Fig. 24. The gripper-plate 97 has two guide-pins 133 and 134, which extend into sockets in the arm 105, as shown in dotted lines. On the arm 106, as shown in Figs. 19 and 21, is fastened the set-collar 107, and pressing against this collar and also against the shoulder 105' of the arm 105 is a spring 108, which serves to retract the gripper-plate 97 from the plate 98. Mounted on the arm 109 ofthe gripper-plate 98 is a pin 135, and to this pin the end of the spring 110 is fastened, the spring 110 having a tendency to pull the gripper-plate 98 toward the plate 97. A portion of the arm 109 has a bearing upon and slides over a portion 1052 of the arm 105, and in the portion 1052 is a slot 1053, as shown in dotted lines, in alinement with The slot 109 in the arm 109. Through the slot 109 project headed bolts or pins 1092, engaging the portion 1052. The inner end of the pin 135, as shown in dotted lines, projects into and moves lengthwise in the slot 1053. The action of the gripper-plates is as follows: When the shaft 123 moves from its gripping position through a portion of a revolution, (just a quarter in this case,) the flattened portion 120 will be turned to the position shown in Figs. 19 and 20 and allow the spring 108 to move the gripper 97 toward the arm 105 and away from the plate 98, and the iiattened portion 122, which is at right angles to 120, will, when the shaft 123 moves, be turned to the position shown in Figs. 19 and 20 and force the gripping-plate 98 from the plate 97, at the same time exerting a tension on the spring 110. In this way the gripping-plates 97 and 98 are separated. In the opposite motion of the shaft from that just described the gripping-plates 9'7 and 98 are brought toward each other and closed.

The wrapper-carrier (shown in Figs. 19 and 20) in its operation swings through a portion of an arc. In Figs. 4i and 26 it is in its first position or ready to receive the paper. Then after the paper has been fed into it the gripping-plates 97 and 98 close, and the paper is then cut off, and the wrapper-carrier swings upward, so as to bring the edge 100 ofthe wrapper, clamped between the grippers, in contact with the endless paste-cord 99, which causes paste to be applied to the edge of the wrapper. The wrapper-carrier now swings to its last position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 26, and the edge 101 of the Wrapper is laid4 on the edge of the supplemental table 45, on which the cigarette is rolled, the primary table 44.-, on which the cigarette is rolled, having previously dropped or been moved to a lower position. Now the filler having been fed the proper amount from the feeder and the pocket also having been formed in the apron and the tobacco having been deposited in the said pocket and the pocket-forming device having been raised to its highest position, the apron-1011226, mounted on arms 102, (shown in Figs. 5, 9, 10,11, 26, and 28,) swings down to its lowest position against the rollingtable, asin Fig. 28. The take-up arm 117 then recedes, and the slack of the apron is all taken up. The tobacco is now condensed and enveloped by the rolling-apron. Continuing the description of the movement just above of the take-up arm 47 and the roller-apron, the vibrating frame (hereinafter described, and shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 11) now moves from the right toward the left, and the edge 101 of the wrapper having been placed on the supplemental table 45 the movement of the vibrating frame brings the tobacco on the top of the wrapper. The gripping-plates 97 and 98 in the wrapper-carrier are now opened, as shown in Figs. 19 and 21. The wrapper-carrier now swings to its first position and, the grippers being open, are ready to receive the following wrapper. After the wrapper-carrier has swung to its first position, as in Fig. 26, the primary rolling-table 44 is then moved from the position shown in dotted. lines in Fig. 26 to its highest position, ready to admit of the continued rolling of the cigarette which is now being rolled, and the movement of the vibrating frame continues.

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The operation of the knife for cutting off the Wrn ppers anl its mechanism will now bc described.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, on the outer end of the shaft 136 is fastened the knife 91, and about midway of said shaft is fastened the arm/92. Coupled to the arln 92 is the connecting-rod 93, the other end of said connecting-rod being coupled to the cam-lever 94. The connecting-rod 93 is controlled by a spring 137, which has a tendency to pull it up, and thus open or draw the knife away from thecutting-plate 95. 'Ihe cam-lever 94 is in the shape of a bell-cranl and on the other end of said cam-lever is the cam-roller .94,bearing against and operated bythe peripheral cam of the cam 131, by means of which cam-motion a timed movement is imparted to the cutting-knife, so that the knife cuts off the proper length of wrapper-paper at the proper intervals. The lever 94, pivoted on the pin 137, is supported in the bracket 138.

'lhe pasting device and its operat-ive mechanism will now be described.

Referring to Figs. 3, 5, 6, and 7, the pasting mechanism consists of the arm 142, fastened on one end of a hollow shaft 164. The arm 142 is caused to move through a portion of a revolution by the partial rotation of the bollow shaft 164. This arm 142 carries on its outer end the paste-pot 141 for receiving the paste. Pivoted in this pot 141 is the idlerwheel 140, having a groove upon its periphery to receive the endless paste-cord 99. The cord 99 also 4extends around the grooved driving-wheel 143, which is fastened to one end of a short shaft 143, on the other end of which is mounted the bevel-pinion 151. Meshing with the bevel-pinion 151 is the beveled gear 150, fastened on one end of the shaft`165, on the other end of which is fastened the ratchet toothed wheel 144. The ratchet-wheel 144 is pivoted on the shaft of the ratchet-arm 146, carrying on one end the pawl 145 and having its other end coupled to the connecting-lever 153 by the link 155, which in turn is pivoted on the pin 152, mounted in the frame 1. Motion is imparted to cam-lever 153 by the cam 159. By the action of the cam 159 the ratchet-wheel 144 is caused to move through a quarter of a revolotion, and through the medium of the shaft 165 and the beveled gears 150 and 151 the driving paslecord wheel 143 is caused to revolve, so that an intermittent motion is imparted at the proper time to the endless past-ecord 99, which in passing through the paste in paste-pot 141 thus presents a fresh supply of paste to ear-.h wrapper in turn.

The motions of the shaft 165and the hollow shaft 164 are entirely independent of each other. On one end of the hollow shaft, as mentioned above, is fastened the arm 142, and on the other end is fastened the lever-arm 156,as shown in Figs. 3,5, 6,and7. Coupled The concanse the cord to move to and from the edge of the wrapper as lt is presented toit, thus Supplying paste to the wrapper. It will be understood that the endless paste-cord has an intermittent motion of its own independent of the motion of the arm 142. The motion of the paste-cord is to constantly present or expose a supply of fresh paste, while the motion of the arm 142 is such as to carry the paste-cord to and from the wrapper as the latter is brought into the proper posit-ion to receive the paste.

Referring to Figs. 4, 5, 8, 18, 25,26, 27, and 28, the table for rolling the cigarette, hereinbefore referred to, consists of two separate parts 44 and 45, which have independent movements. The primary table 44 is mounted on arms 113, pivoted on the stud 116, mounted on the frame ol' the machine, (see Fig. 4,) and the table 44 is connected to and operated by the canldever 169 by means of the connecting-rod 112, pivoted thereto and to a stud 112 on one of the arms 113. (See Figs. 5, 8, and 25.) The supplemental table 45 is supported on the arm 114, pivoted on the stud 116 and connected to and operated by the cam 166, cam-lever 168, and connecting-rod 115, pivoted to said cam-lever and to a stud 115 on the arm 114. (See Figs. 5, 8, and 25.)

The object in having the supplemental table move is so that when the Wrapper is being delivered to the Wrapper-carrier 105 the edge 101 of the wrapper in its position between the gripping-jaws 97 and 98, as shown in Fig. 21, will have a clear path of travel and so that there will be no danger of the edge 101 of the wrapper striking and bending up against the supplemental table 45. For the same reason also the primary table 44 is dropped down ont of the path of movement of the wrapper-carrier.

Referring to Figs. 4, 6, 7, 8, 17, and 27, a device for receiving and holding the rolled cigarette will now be described. The object IOO IIO

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